Prisma Taranto: PRISMA TARANTO-MAGGIORA LATINA 2-3
PRISMA: Vicini (L), Pavan, De Palma 1, Patriarca, Castellano 12, Nuti 2, Vulin 8, Felizardo 10, Granvorka 20, Anderson 21. N.e: Valdir, Ricciardello. Coach: Vincenzo Di Pinto.
MAGGIORA: Latelli (L), Bendandi, Fortunato 7, Mattera 7, Vissotto 15, Grbic 13, Zanuto 16, Cipollari 1 Bjelica 10. N.e: Cricca, Damaro, Mattioli. Coach: Flavio Gulinelli.
REFEREES: Giani and Zecchini.
NOTES: sets 20-25, 25-16, 25-19, 20-25, 11-15. Sets lenght: 30’, 27’, 27’, 29, 16’ – tot: 2h 9 min. Taranto: attack 57%, blocks 4, aces 8, serves errors 22, positive passing 80% (perfect 69%). Latina: attack 49%, blocks 13, aces 6, serves errors 20, positive passing 73% (perfect 62%). Crowd 1382. Mvp of the match Novica Bjelica (Maggiora Latina).
The PalaFiom battle has been won by Maggiora Latina, able to recover from 2-1 for Taranto in the hot Taranto arena.
For Prisma first home loss but 6th point of the standing.
Taranto starts with the sam players of the Cuneo match, with Anderson opposite; Latina starts with Fortunato-Bjelica middleblockers. Big start for Taranto with the score that goes 5-1. Maggiora slowly recovers and goes ahead 9-10 first and 12-14 after with a Zanuto ace. Taranto is in trouble and Latina flies 14-19 and then closes the set in its favour.
Good start for Prisma also in the second set. This time Taranto is able to keep the advantage. Coach Di Pinto replaces Castellano with Patriarca. Score at the second time out is 16-12 for Taranto. Granvorka aces help Taranto to close the set.
Third set goes pretty much like the second. Good start for Taranto (10-7), Latina tries to recover (10-9) but Taranto keep up the good game and flies to 16-13. Latina does not give up (18-17) but Vicini’s defense, De Palma serves and Andersons attacks give the set to Taranto.
Prisma seems to have the victory in its hands but Latina played a great fourth set and wins it 20-25
In the tiebreak Latina scored the crucial break that give the 7-11 lead that will stay until the end of the set. Latina wins and Prisma loses for the first time in the home arena.
Coach Vincenzo Di Pinto: “We didn’t find our rithim and we made too many errors in the fourth and fifth sets”.
Caoch Flavio Gulinelli: “I am happy about my team attitude but this situation does not change our main goal”.
Angelo Loreto
Press Office
Prisma Taranto Volley
Italian Time: 6:44 – 25 Set 2006
